CASE REPORT article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Surgery
Case Report: Successful Application of Modified Laparoscopic Assisted Percutaneous Gastropexy in a Dog Using Two 6-mm Portal Sites
Provisionally accepted
- 1Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
- 2Department of Companion Animal Industry, College of Natural and Life Sciences, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) is a life-threatening disease in dogs and has a high rate of recurrence without gastropexy. However, prophylactic gastropexy effectively reduces the incidence of GDV. In a 5-year-old female Russo-European Laika, who had a high risk of GDV due to being purebred and deep-chested, and a positive family history, prophylactic gastropexy—utilizing two 6-mm ports and barbed sutures—was performed using the modified laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous gastropexy (mLAPG) technique, without open celiotomy and intracorporeal suturing. The gastropexy suturing time was 29 min. Follow-up assessments using ultrasonography, laparoscopy, and endoscopy were conducted 1 month postoperatively and confirmed stable adhesion without gastric wall damage or complications at the gastropexy site. This is the first case report of the application of mLAPG in a dog. Based on the successful formation of adhesion and the absence of complications for 1 year in this case, the mLAPG technique can be recommended as an effective method for prophylactic gastropexy in dogs.
Keywords: Laparoscopy, prophylactic gastropexy, Gastric dilatation and voluvulus (GDV), Laparoscopic gastropexy, barbed suture, Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS)
Received: 19 Apr 2025; Accepted: 05 Nov 2025.
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* Correspondence: Heung Myong Woo, woohm@kangwon.ac.kr
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